The only thing I really do throughout the year is take lots of pictures and either print them out at school, have parents help me develop them, or develop them myself. I also I typically hold onto a drawing they do of themselves on the first day of school. This memory book does not have that page because we got off to a rocky start. I made another memory book post a couple of years ago that has a few variations on this one. We work on making the craftivities and remembering the things we did through the year at the end of the year. We will do a page or two a day depending on what is involved with them. As we make the pages, I start to make a stack for each student. I usually have a parent help me laminate and cut them out. We have a binding machine at school that I use to put them all together.

This link should take you to the other post. It has a few variations from this book. The pages I do always depend on what we did that particular school year. http://larremoreteachertips.blogspot.com/search/label/memory%20book

So the crafty additions like the Chicka tree, the apple, the elephant or the fire truck are done at the end of the year as a class---so the photos the kids will have will have a page? Which means you don't have to try to store all those pages for all the kids all year long?Brilliant! Thanks so much!

You are correct. The pages are all put together at the end of the year so I do not have to worry about storage throughout the year. I also determine exactly what pages I will make at the end of the year based on the pictures I have.

The memories that your students get to take home and cherish are priceless! You did so many cute activities through the year. I also do a form of a "scrapbook" for my students but have never taken on the task of taking and developing so many pictures. Honestly, the organization and sheer cost of pictures scares me. But I was thinking I could ask parents during orientation time who might be willing to help out with that.

Also, I too put the books together at the end of the year when everything is complete. I use a folder for each student in a crate throughout the year to keep their work organized and sequential. Just a thought.... Thanks for some new ideas and inspirations!!

Love this idea - looks like a lot of work, but to start collecting ideas at the beginning of the year, I can see this being very do-able. I am looking for ways to keep my students engaged in literacy centers, and integrating this type of art into even just a writing center will be a big help!

Wow - your kinder parents and students are lucky to leave their year with these precious keepsakes. I'm your newest follower - would love you to have you check out my site too.IncrediblekkidsThanks,Nina

I do this same memory book every year!! I collect all their best artwork all year (and I sometimes feel so guilty hogging it all) and then during the last week of school, I teach my students scrapbooking and we glue their work on their pages, along with the headings. I cry at the end of every year when I see their beautiful books! I'm so glad to see someone else does this too!